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As people in North Korea prepare to celebrate the birthday of the communist state's first leader Kim Il-Sung, many worry that Pyongyang will use the occasion for a further nuclear or ballistic missile test and stretch already tense relations with Washington. We talk to Yun Sun, a Senior Associate with the East Asia Program at the Stimson Center in Washington, and asked her how serious things have become.

Renting your home our to strangers was always going to carry some risk, and now lettings website Airbnb has tightened up security after a 大象传媒 investigation revealed a spate of burglaries by scammers. Our reporter Chris Foxx explains what had been happening.

Australia has been home to major car factories from the likes of General Motors, Ford and Toyota. But by the end of this year not a single new car will be manufactured there, as many jobs move to Thailand where labour costs are far cheaper. The 大象传媒's Vivienne Nunis tells us more.

Plus Marketplace's Kai Rysdall tells us about one of his toughest assignments - visiting one of a growing number of craft breweries in Los Angeles.

Discussing those stories with Jon Bithrey is our guest Colin Peacock from Radio New Zealand

(Picture: North Korean Pukguksong-2 ballistic missile, Credit:STR/AFP/Getty Images)